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Helen, detail from an Attic red-figure krater, ca. 450–440 BC, Louvre (G 424)
Helen, detail from an Attic red-figure krater, ca. For the Landform crater see Crater. A krater (in Greek: κρατήρ kratēr, from the Verb κεράννυμι 450–440 BC, Louvre (G 424)

In Greek mythology, Helen (in Greek, Ἑλένη – Helénē), better known as Helen of Sparta or Helen of Troy, was the daughter of Zeus and Leda, wife of King Menelaus of Sparta and sister of Castor, Polydeuces and Clytemnestra. The Louvre Museum (Musée du Louvre located in Paris is the world's most visited art museum a historic monument and a national museum of France Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and Heroes the nature of the world and the origins and significance The Ancient Greek language is the historical stage in the development of the Hellenic language family spanning the Archaic (c Zeus (zjuːs in Greek: nominative: Zeús /zdeús/ genitive: Diós; Modern Greek /'zefs/ in Greek mythology In Greek mythology, Leda ( Λήδα) was daughter of the Aetolian king Thestius, and wife of the king Tyndareus, of Sparta In Greek mythology, Menelaus ( Ancient Greek:) was a king of Ancient Sparta, the husband of Helen, and a central figure in the The city of Sparta ( Doric Σπάρτα Attic Σπάρτη For the stars see Castor (star and Pollux (star, for the sculptural group in the Prado Museum, see Castor and Pollux (Prado, and for For the stars see Castor (star and Pollux (star, for the sculptural group in the Prado Museum, see Castor and Pollux (Prado, and for Clytemnestra (or Clytaemnestra (Eng /klaɪtəm'nɛstɹə/ Greek: Klytaimnéstra, "famed for her suitors" was the wife of Agamemnon, king Her abduction by Paris brought about the Trojan War. See List of King Priam's children Paris ( Greek:; also known as Alexander or Alexandros, c In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy stole Helen from her Helen was described by Christopher Marlowe as having "the face that launched a thousand ships. "

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Etymology

Helen or Helene is probably derived from the Greek word, meaning "torch", or "corposant", or might be related to "selene", meaning "moon". Helene ( Hélène) is a female given name from the Greek Ἑλένη, meaning Torch or corposant. St Elmo's fire is an electrical Weather Phenomenon in which luminous plasma is created by a Coronal discharge originating from [1]

If it has an Indo-European etymology, it is possibly a suffixed form of a root *wel- "to turn, roll"[2] or "to cover, enclose" (compare Varuna, Veles), or of *sel- "to flow, run". The roots of the reconstructed Proto-Indo-European language (PIE are basic Morphemes carrying a Lexical meaning In Vedic religion, Varuna or Waruna ( Devanagari:वरुण IAST: varuṇa) is a god of the Sky, of Rain and The latter possibility would allow comparison to Vedic Saraṇyū, who is abducted in RV 10. Vedic Sanskrit is an ancient Indian language, the language of the Vedas, the oldest Shruti texts of Hinduism. Saranyu ( Saraṇyū) or Saraniya is the wife of Surya, and a goddess of the dawn and the clouds in Hindu mythology, and is sometimes associated The Rigveda ( Sanskrit sa ऋग्वेद ṛgveda, a compound of ṛc "praise verse" and veda "knowledge" 17. 2, a parallel suggestive of a Proto-Indo-Asian abduction myth. The existence of similarities among the deities and religious practices of the Indo-European (IE peoples allows glimpses of a common Proto-Indo-European

The name is in any case unrelated to Hellenes, as is sometimes claimed ("Hellenes" being from the root *sed- "to sit, settle"). The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions

Life of Helen

Birth

Helen of Troy by Evelyn de Morgan, 1898
Helen of Troy by Evelyn de Morgan, 1898

In most sources, including the Iliad and the Odyssey, Helen is the daughter of Zeus and Leda. Evelyn De Morgan ( 30 August, 1855 – 2 May, 1919) was an English Pre-Raphaelite painter. The Iliad ( Greek: Ἰλιάς (Ancient Ιλιάδα (Modern is together with the Odyssey, one of two ancient The Odyssey ( Greek: Ὀδύσσεια or Odússeia) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. [3] Euripides' play Helen, written in the late 5th century BC, is the earliest source to report the most familiar account of Helen's birth: that Zeus, in the form of a swan, was chased by an eagle, and sought refuge with Leda. Euripides ( Ancient Greek:) (ca 480 BC–406 BC was the last of the three great tragedians of classical Athens (the other two being Aeschylus Helen (Ελένη / Elenē) is a drama by Euripides, probably first produced in 412 BC for the Dionysia. The swan gained her affection, and the two mated. Leda then produced an egg, from which Helen was born. [4]

On the other hand, in the Cypria, one of the Cyclic Epics, Helen was the daughter of Zeus and the goddess Nemesis. The Cypria ( Ancient Greek: Kypria; Latin form Cypria) is an epic of ancient Greek literature that was quite The Epic Cycle (Επικός Κύκλος was a collection of Ancient Greek Epic poems that related the story of the Trojan War, which includes the Nemesis (in Greek,) also called Rhamnousia/Rhamnusia ("the Goddess of Rhamnous " at her sanctuary at [5] The date of the Cypria is uncertain, but it is generally thought to preserve traditions that date back to at least the 7th century BC. In the Cypria, Nemesis did not wish to mate with Zeus. She therefore changed shape into various animals as she attempted to flee Zeus, finally becoming a goose. Zeus also transformed himself into a goose and mated with Nemesis, who produced an egg from which Helen was born. [6] Presumably in the Cypria this egg was given to Leda; in the 5th century comedy Nemesis by Cratinus, Leda was told to sit on an egg so that it would hatch, and this is no doubt the egg was produced by Nemesis. Cratinus ( Greek Κρᾰτῖνος, ca 520 BC- after 423 BC Athenian comic Poet. [7] Asclepiades and Pseudo-Eratosthenes related a similar story, except that Zeus and Nemesis became swans instead of geese. Asclepiades may refer to Asclepiades of Phlius, (4th-3rd century BC philosopher in the Eretrian school of Philosophy Asclepiades of Samos Catasterismi ( Greek Καταστερισμοί, "placings [8] Timothy Gantz has suggested that the tradition that Zeus came to Leda in the form of a swan derives from the version in which Zeus and Nemesis transformed into birds. Timothy Nolan Gantz (born about 1946 died January 20 2004) was a classical scholar the author of Early Greek Myth A Guide to Literary and Artistic Sources [9]

Abduction by Theseus

Two Athenians, Theseus and Pirithous, pledged to wed daughters of Zeus. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's For other uses see Theseus (disambiguation Theseus (Θησεύς was a Legendary king of Athens, son of Aethra, and fathered In Greek mythology, Pirithous - Πειρίθοος (also transliterated as Perithoos, Peirithoos or Peirithous) was the King of the Zeus (zjuːs in Greek: nominative: Zeús /zdeús/ genitive: Diós; Modern Greek /'zefs/ in Greek mythology Theseus chose Helen, and Pirithous vowed to marry Persephone, the wife of Hades. In Greek mythology, Persephone ( Kore or Cora) was the embodiment of the Earth's fertility at the same time that she was the Queen of the Underworld Hades (from Greek, Hadēs, originally, Haidēs or, Aidēs, probably from Indo-European *n̥-wid- 'unseen' refers both to the ancient Theseus and Pirithous kidnapped Helen and left her with Theseus' mother, Aethra, while they travelled to the underworld, the domain of Hades, to kidnap Persephone. In the study of Mythology and Religion, the underworld (gr κάτω κόσμος) is a generic term approximately equivalent to the lay term Afterlife Hades pretended to offer them hospitality and set a feast. As soon as the pair sat down, snakes coiled around their feet and held them there. Helen was subsequently rescued by her brothers, Castor and Pollux, who returned her to Sparta. For the stars see Castor (star and Pollux (star, for the sculptural group in the Prado Museum, see Castor and Pollux (Prado, and for [10]

In most accounts of this event, Helen was quite young; Hellanicus of Lesbos said she was seven years old and Diodorus makes her ten years old. Hellanicus of Lesbos (in Ancient Greek) (born in Mytilene on the isle of Lesbos in 490 BC was an ancient Greek logographer who flourished [11] On the other hand, Stesichorus said that Iphigeneia was the daughter of Theseus and Helen, which obviously implies that Helen was of childbearing age. Stesichorus ( Ancient Greek:, English translation: "he who sets up the chorus" was a Greek lyric poet from Himera in 112 Iphigenia is an Asteroid. Iphigeneia (Eng /ɪfədʒə'naɪə/, also Iphigenia [12] In most sources, Iphigeneia is the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, but Duris of Samos and other writers followed Stesichorus' account. In Greek mythology, Agamemnon (very resolute / ( ancient Greek:) is a hero, the son of King Atreus of Mycenae Clytemnestra (or Clytaemnestra (Eng /klaɪtəm'nɛstɹə/ Greek: Klytaimnéstra, "famed for her suitors" was the wife of Agamemnon, king Duris of Samos, Greek Historian, according to his own account a descendant of Alcibiades, was born about 340 BC [13]

Marriage to Menelaus

When it was time for Helen to marry, many kings and princes from around the world came to seek her hand or sent emissaries to do so on their behalf. Among the contenders were Odysseus, Menestheus, Ajax the Great, Patroclus, Idomeneus, Menelaus and Agamemnon, the latter two of whom were in exile, having fled Thyestes. grc-Latn Odysseus or la Ulysses ( Greek grc-Latn Odysseus; Latin: la Ulixes or more commonly Ulysses) oʊˈdɪsiəs Menestheus (Μενεσθεύς the son of Peteus, son of Orneus, son of Erechtheus, was a legendary King of Athens during the Trojan War "Aias" redirects here For other uses of this name see AIAS and Ajax. In Greek mythology, as recorded in the Iliad by Homer, Patroclus, or Patroklos (Gr In Greek mythology, Idomeneus was a Cretan warrior father of Orsilochus, son of Deucalion, grandson of Minos and king of Crete In Greek mythology, Menelaus ( Ancient Greek:) was a king of Ancient Sparta, the husband of Helen, and a central figure in the In Greek mythology, Agamemnon (very resolute / ( ancient Greek:) is a hero, the son of King Atreus of Mycenae In Greek mythology, Thyestes (Θυέστης was the son of Pelops, King of Olympia, and Hippodamia and father of Pelopia and All but Odysseus brought many rich gifts with them.

Her father, Tyndareus, would not choose a suitor, or send any of the suitors away, for fear of offending them and giving grounds for a quarrel. In Greek mythology, Tyndareus Τυνδαρεύς (or Tyndareos Τυνδάρεως) was a Spartan king son of Oebalus Odysseus promised to solve the problem if Tyndareus would support him in his courting of Penelope, the daughter of Icarius. In Homer 's Odyssey, Penelópē ( Πηνελόπεια/Πηνελόπη) is the faithful wife of Odysseus, who keeps her suitors In Greek mythology, there were two people named Icarius, or Ikários (and another named Icarus) Tyndareus readily agreed and Odysseus proposed that, before the decision was made, all the suitors should swear a most solemn oath to defend the chosen husband against whoever should quarrel with him. grc-Latn Odysseus or la Ulysses ( Greek grc-Latn Odysseus; Latin: la Ulixes or more commonly Ulysses) oʊˈdɪsiəs This stratagem succeeded and Helen and Menelaus were married. Following Tyndareus' death, Menelaus became king of Sparta because the only male heirs, Castor and Pollux, had died and ascended to Olympus. The city of Sparta ( Doric Σπάρτα Attic Σπάρτη For the stars see Castor (star and Pollux (star, for the sculptural group in the Prado Museum, see Castor and Pollux (Prado, and for Mount Olympus (Όλυμπος also transliterated as Ólympos, and on Greek maps Óros Ólimbos) is the highest Mountain in Greece

Suitors of Helen

Several lists of her suitors were compiled, since the suitors of Helen were later the heroes of the Trojan War. In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy stole Helen from her This one is from Apollodorus:

Odysseus, son of Laertes;
Diomedes, son of Tydeus;
Antilochus, son of Nestor;
Agapenor, son of Ancaeus;
Sthenelus, son of Capaneus;
Amphimachus, son of Cteatus;
Thalpius, son of Eurytus;
Meges, son of Phyleus;
Amphilochus, son of Amphiaraus;
Menestheus, son of Peteos;
Schedius and Epistrophus, sons of Iphitus;
Polyxenus, son of Agasthenes;
Peneleos, son of Hippalcimus;
Leitus, son of Alector;
Ajax, son of Oileus;
Ascalaphus and Ialmenus, sons of Ares;
Elephenor, son of Chalcodon;
Eumelus, son of Admetus;
Polypoetes, son of Perithous;
Leonteus, son of Coronus;
Podalirius and Machaon, sons of Aesculapius;
Philoctetes, son of Poeas;
Eurypylus, son of Evaemon;
Protesilaus, son of Iphiclus;
Menelaus, son of Atreus;
Ajax and Teucer, sons of Telamon;
Patroclus, son of Menoetius. grc-Latn Odysseus or la Ulysses ( Greek grc-Latn Odysseus; Latin: la Ulixes or more commonly Ulysses) oʊˈdɪsiəs In Greek mythology, Laërtes (Λαέρτης was the son of Arcesius and Chalcomedusa. Diomēdēs or Diomed ( Greek: Διομήδης English translation: "God-like cunning" or "advised by Zeus" is a Hero In Greek mythology, Tydeus ( Greek: Τυδεύς was the father of Diomedes and husband of Deipyle. In Greek mythology, Antilochus (also transliterated as Antílokhos) was the son of Nestor, king of Pylos. In Greek mythology, Nestor of Gerênia ( Greek: Νέστωρ) was the son of Neleus and Chloris, and the King of Pylos. Agapenor ( Greek) was in Greek mythology a leader of the Arcadians in the Trojan war. The name Ancaeus or Ankaios (Ἀγκαῖος is attributed to two heroes in Greek mythology. In Greek mythology, Sthenelus was a name attributed to four different individuals In Greek mythology, Capaneus was a son of Hipponous and Astynome and husband of Evadne, with whom he fathered Sthenelus. In Greek mythology, Amphimachus is a name attributed to multiple individuals In Greek mythology, Eurytus is the name of numerous characters In Greek mythology, Mégês Phyleïdês (Μέγης Φυλεΐδης was a son of Phyleus. In Greek mythology, Phyleus was a son of King Augeas of Elis and father of Meges. In Greek mythology, Amphilochus, or Amphílokhos, is the name of three men In Greek mythology, Amphiaraus (or Amphiaraos, "doubly-cursed" or "twice Ares -like" was the son of Oecles and Menestheus (Μενεσθεύς the son of Peteus, son of Orneus, son of Erechtheus, was a legendary King of Athens during the Trojan War Schedius was a name attributed to four individuals in Greek mythology. In the Iliad, Epistrophus was the son of Iphitus and brother of Schedius. Iphitos (or Iphitus) was a name attributed to five individuals in Greek mythology. In Greek mythology, Polyxenus (Πολύξενος or Πολύξεινος was one of the first priests of Demeter and one of the first to learn the secrets of the For the Wasp Genus, see Agasthenes (wasp Agasthenes (Ἀγασθένης For other uses of this name see Ajax. Ajax ( Greek:) was a Greek mythological hero son of Oileus In Greek mythology, Oileus (or Oïleus (Ὀϊλεύς was the king of Locris. In Greek mythology, two people share the name Ascalaphus (Ασκάλαφος In Greek mythology, Ares ( Ancient Greek:, Μodern Greek Άρης) is the son of Zeus and Hera. In Greek mythology, Elephenor (Ἐλεφήνωρ -ορος was the son of Chalcodon and king of the Abantes of Euboea. In Greek mythology, Chalcodon was the son of Abas and the king of the Abantes In Greek mythology, Admetus /æd 'mi təs/ was a king of Pherae in Thessaly, succeeding his father Pheres after whom the city was named In Greek mythology, Polypoites or Polypoetes ( Ancient Greek:) was a name attributed to the following individuals Polypoites was a son In Greek mythology, Pirithous - Πειρίθοος (also transliterated as Perithoos, Peirithoos or Peirithous) was the King of the The former Butterfly Genus Podalirius is nowadays included in Heliconius. Asclepius (pronounced /æsˈkliːpiːəs/, Greek, transliterated Asklēpiós; Latin Aesculapius) is the god of Medicine In Greek mythology, Philoctetes (also Philoktêtês or Philocthetes, Φιλοκτήτης was the son of King Poeas of Meliboea In Greek mythology, Poeas, or Poias was one of the Argonauts and a friend of Heracles. In Greek mythology, Eurypylus ( Ancient Greek: Εὐρύπυλος was the name of several different people In Greek mythology, Protesilaus ( Ancient Greek:, Protesilaos) was a hero in the Iliad who was venerated in Thessaly and Thrace In Greek mythology, Menelaus ( Ancient Greek:) was a king of Ancient Sparta, the husband of Helen, and a central figure in the In Greek mythology, King Atreus ( Greek: Ατρεύς Atreús) (fearless of Mycenae was the son of Pelops and Hippodamia "Aias" redirects here For other uses of this name see AIAS and Ajax. This article is about Teucer son of King Telamon of Salamis, for Teucer son of Scamander and Idaea, see King Teucer. In Greek mythology, Telamon (in Greek, Τελαμών) son of the king Aeacus, of Aegina, and Endeis and brother of In Greek mythology, as recorded in the Iliad by Homer, Patroclus, or Patroklos (Gr [14]

This list is not complete; Apollodorus earlier mentions Cinyras king of Cyprus [15] and Enarophorus and later mentions Idomeneus king of Crete[16] Another list was compiled by Hesiod and, later by Hyginus. According to Greek mythology, the king Cinyras (in Greek, Κινύρας &ndash Kinuras) of Cyprus was a son of Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía In Greek mythology, Idomeneus was a Cretan warrior father of Orsilochus, son of Deucalion, grandson of Minos and king of Crete Crete ( Greek: Κρήτη transliteration: Krētē, modern transliteration Kriti) is the largest of the Greek islands and the Hesiod ( Greek: Hesiodos) was an early Greek Poet and Rhapsode, who presumably lived around 700 BCE Gaius Julius Hyginus (ca 64 BC &ndash AD 17 was a Latin author but whether a native of Spain or of Alexandria is not sure a pupil of the famous

Seduction by Paris

Helen and Paris, by Jacques-Louis David, 1788
Helen and Paris, by Jacques-Louis David, 1788

Some years later, Paris, a Trojan prince, came to Sparta to marry Helen, whom he had been promised by Aphrodite after he had chosen her as the most beautiful of the goddesses, earning the wrath of Athena and Hera. See List of King Priam's children Paris ( Greek:; also known as Alexander or Alexandros, c Jacques-Louis David (August 30 1748 &ndash December 29 1825 was a highly influential French painter in the Neoclassical style considered to be See List of King Priam's children Paris ( Greek:; also known as Alexander or Alexandros, c Troy ( Greek: grc Τροία Troia, also, Ilion; Latin: Trōia, Īlium, Hittite: Wilusa or The city of Sparta ( Doric Σπάρτα Attic Σπάρτη The Judgement of Paris is a story from Greek mythology, which was one of the events that led up to the Trojan War and (in slightly later versions of the story to ATHENA was an Antimatter research project that took place at the AD Ring at CERN. In the Olympian pantheon of classical Greek Mythology, Hera (ˈhɪərə or /ˈhɛrə/ Greek) or Here ( in Ionic and Homer Some sources say that Helen willingly left behind her husband Menelaus and Hermione, their nine-year-old daughter, to be with Paris, but, since Aphrodite promised Helen to Paris, there is some ambiguity about whether or not Helen went willingly. In Greek mythology, Menelaus ( Ancient Greek:) was a king of Ancient Sparta, the husband of Helen, and a central figure in the In Greek mythology, Hermione (in greek Ἑρμιόνη was the only daughter of Menelaus and Helen. Some scholars have argued that Helen's abduction by Paris was in fact a rape (termed abduction as per the ancient understanding of raptus). Sources from Herodotus to material culture support this view. Ancient vases depict both the shameless Helen who went willingly to Troy and abduction stories in which Helen is taken by force.

Helen's relationship with Paris varies depending on the source of the story. In some, she loved him dearly (perhaps caused by Aphrodite, who had promised her to Paris). In others, she was portrayed as his unwilling captive in Troy, or as a cruel, selfish woman who brought disaster to everyone around her, and she hated him. In the version used by Euripides in his play Helen, Hermes fashioned a likeness of her out of clouds at Zeus's request, and Helen never even went to Troy, spending the entire war in Egypt. Euripides ( Ancient Greek:) (ca 480 BC–406 BC was the last of the three great tragedians of classical Athens (the other two being Aeschylus Helen (Ελένη / Elenē) is a drama by Euripides, probably first produced in 412 BC for the Dionysia. Hermes ( Greek,, ˈhɝmiːz in Greek mythology, is the Olympian god of boundaries and of the travelers who cross them of Shepherds and Zeus (zjuːs in Greek: nominative: Zeús /zdeús/ genitive: Diós; Modern Greek /'zefs/ in Greek mythology Troy ( Greek: grc Τροία Troia, also, Ilion; Latin: Trōia, Īlium, Hittite: Wilusa or This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. In all, she is described as being of magnificent beauty.

Fall of Troy

Struck by Helen's beauty, Menelaus drops his swords. Detail of an Attic red-figure krater, ca. 450 BC–440 BC.
Struck by Helen's beauty, Menelaus drops his swords. In Greek mythology, Menelaus ( Ancient Greek:) was a king of Ancient Sparta, the husband of Helen, and a central figure in the Detail of an Attic red-figure krater, ca. Red-figure vase painting is one of the most important styles of figural Greek vase painting. For the Landform crater see Crater. A krater (in Greek: κρατήρ kratēr, from the Verb κεράννυμι 450 BC–440 BC.

When he discovered that his wife was missing, Menelaus called upon all the other suitors to fulfill their oaths, thus beginning the Trojan War. In Greek mythology, Menelaus ( Ancient Greek:) was a king of Ancient Sparta, the husband of Helen, and a central figure in the In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy stole Helen from her Almost all of Greece took part, either attacking Troy with Menelaus or defending it from them. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Troy ( Greek: grc Τροία Troia, also, Ilion; Latin: Trōia, Īlium, Hittite: Wilusa or

Menelaus had demanded that only he should slay his unfaithful wife; but, when he raised his sword to do so, she dropped her robe from her shoulders, and the sight of her beauty caused him to let the sword drop from his hand.

Herodotus

Herodotus offers a differing account in which Helen never arrived in Troy. In that account Paris was forced to stop in Egypt on his way home. While there, his servants told the Egyptians that Paris had kidnapped the wife of Menelaus, who had offered Paris hospitality. This article is about the contemporary North African ethnic group The Egyptians scolded Paris and informed him that they were confiscating all the treasure he had stolen (including Helen) until Menelaus came to claim them and that Paris had three days to leave their shores.

Fate

Helen returned to Sparta and lived for a time with Menelaus, where she was encountered by Telemachus in The Odyssey. The city of Sparta ( Doric Σπάρτα Attic Σπάρτη In Greek mythology, Menelaus ( Ancient Greek:) was a king of Ancient Sparta, the husband of Helen, and a central figure in the This article is about the figure in greek mythology For the Christian saint see Saint Telemachus, and for the South African cricketer, see Roger The Odyssey ( Greek: Ὀδύσσεια or Odússeia) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. According to another version, used by Euripides in his play Orestes, Helen had long ago left the mortal world by then, having been taken up to Olympus almost immediately after Menelaus' return. Euripides ( Ancient Greek:) (ca 480 BC–406 BC was the last of the three great tragedians of classical Athens (the other two being Aeschylus Orestes (Ορέστης / Orestēs) ( 408 BCE) is an Ancient Greek play by Euripides that follows the events of Orestes

According to Pausanias the geographer (3. Pausanias ( Greek:) was a Greek traveller and Geographer of the 2nd century CE, who lived in the times of Hadrian, Antoninus 19. 10. ):

"The account of the Rhodians is different. They say that when Menelaus was dead, and Orestes still a wanderer, Helen was driven out by Nicostratus and Megapenthes and came to Rhodes, where she had a friend in Polyxo, the wife of Tlepolemus. In Greek mythology, Orestes (in English /ɔ'ɹɛstiːz/ and in Greek,) was the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon For the Click beetle Genus, see Megapenthes (beetle. In Greek mythology Rhodes (Ρόδος Ródos, ˈɾo̞ðo̞s Rodi ردوس Rodos; Ladino: Rodi or Rodes) is a Greek island Polyxo, in Greek mythology, was a Naiad of the river Nile, presumably one of the daughters of the river-god Nilus. Tlepolemus, or Tlêpólemos, in Greek mythology was the son of Heracles by Astyocheia, daughter of the King of Ephyra. For Polyxo, they say, was an Argive by descent, and when she was already married to Tlepolemus, shared his flight to Rhodes. At the time she was queen of the island, having been left with an orphan boy. They say that this Polyxo desired to avenge the death of Tlepolemus on Helen, now that she had her in her power. So she sent against her when she was bathing handmaidens dressed up as Furies, who seized Helen and hanged her on a tree, and for this reason the Rhodians have a sanctuary of Helen of the Tree. In Greek mythology the Erinyes (Ἐρινύες pl of Ἐρινύς lit "

Tlepolemus was a son of Heracles and Astyoche. In Greek mythology, Heracles or Herakles ("glory of Hera " or Astyoche was a daughter of Phylas, King of Ephyra who was killed by Heracles. Tlepolemus was killed by Sarpedon on the first day of fighting in the Iliad. In Greek mythology, Sarpedon (Σαρπηδὠν referred to at least three different people The Iliad ( Greek: Ἰλιάς (Ancient Ιλιάδα (Modern is together with the Odyssey, one of two ancient Nicostratus was a son of Menelaus by his concubine Pieris, an Aetolian slave. Megapenthes was a son of Menelaus by his concubine Tereis, no further origin. For the Click beetle Genus, see Megapenthes (beetle. In Greek mythology

In Simonianism, it was taught that Helen of Troy was one of the incarnations of the Ennoia in human form. The Simonians were a Gnostic, Antinomian sect of the second century whose teachings simonianism, regarded Simon Magus as its founder and which

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  1. ^ Behind The Name
  2. ^ American Heritage Dictionary: Indo-European roots: wel₂. According to late Greek sources on classical mythology Astyanassa (Ἀστυάνασσα was Helen of Troy 's maid Simon Magus ( Greek Σίμων ό μάγος also known as Simon the Sorcerer and Simon of Gitta, is the name used by early Christian writers Retrieved on 2006-07-03. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium.
  3. ^ Iliad 3. 199, 418, 426; Odyssey 4. 184, 219; 23. 218.
  4. ^ Euripides, Helen 16-21, 257-59.
  5. ^ Cypria, fr. 9 PEG.
  6. ^ Athenaeus 8. Athenaeus ( Ancient Greek - Athếnaios Naukratios Latin Athenaeus Naucratita of Naucratis in Egypt Greek rhetorician and grammarian flourished 334b-d, quoting the Cypria; Cypria, fr. 10 PEG.
  7. ^ Cratinus fr. 115 PCG; see Gantz p. 320 on this fragment.
  8. ^ Asclepiades 12F11, Pseudo-Eratosthenes Catast. 25.
  9. ^ Gantz, p. 320.
  10. ^ The most complete accounts of this narrative are given by Apollodorus, Diodorus 4. 63. 1-3, and Plutarch, Theseus 31-34.
  11. ^ Hellanicus 4F134; Diodorus 4. 63. 1-3.
  12. ^ Stesichorus, fr. 191 PMG.
  13. ^ Gantz, pp. 289, 291.
  14. ^ Apollodorus, Library 3. The Bibliotheca (in English: Library) in three books provides a grand summary of traditional Greek mythology and heroic Legends 10. 8
  15. ^ Apollodorus, Epitome 3. 9.
  16. ^ . Apollodorus, Epitome 3. 13.
  17. ^ The Humanism of Isaac Asimov
  18. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Helen-Egypt-New-Directions-Paperbook/dp/0811205444 H. D. "Helen in Egypt"

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Helen

-proper noun

  1. (Greek mythology) Helen of Troy, a famous beauty in classical Greek legend.
  2. A female given name.
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